
Pelham, NY New York 10803
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A chimney sweep will do a thorough chimney cleaning to remove any kind of deposits, residue, creosote, as well as obstructions from the chimney. Dirty, damaged deteriorating, and blocked chimneys create injuries and also fires every year. If you use you fireplace or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association advises having your chimney checked and swept yearly in order to prevent fires.
A chimney service specialist will perform a full cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are actually not effective and are not recommended. They will not remove all the soot and creosote buildup out of the chimney like hand cleaning.
To start, a cleaning technician will shield the inside of your house by spreading out tarps over the room, flooring, and fireplace. They will cover the fireplace with vinyl sheets, inserting an commercial vacuum hose pipe into the fireplace, and will then tape and also seal off the fire place. They'll attach extension hoses and run them to the industrial vacuum cleaner with a fine micron filter which sits outdoors. This will trap the fine residue, creosote, and other dust later.
Next, they will clean the whole chimney with hand held brushes, and also brushes with extension poles. Normally they will start at the top of the chimney and work downward, very carefully cleaning all the surface areas. Your chimney sweep will clean the flue, the damper, the smoke chamber, the smoke shelf, and the firebox.
They will then peel back a tiny area of the vinyl sheet and use a variety of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed and cleaned up. The plastic sheet and tarps will be moved outside, cleaned off and put away.
Our expert chimney specialists offer a full range of services including sweeping. We offer quick and trustworthy service.
Creosote is a brown, oily, tar-like compound which forms from burning wood or coal. It starts as a loose, feathery build up which initially can be brushed away easily. As it accumulates more, it ends up being tar-like, and is more difficult to remove, in some cases requiring the use of scrapers to remove it. If left uncleaned, and even more layers develop, the creosote solidifies.
When a fire is burned in the fire place or wood stove, the smoke comes to be very hot. Solidified creosote can begin to drip as well as melt like wax. When the build up of creosote is extremely heavy, it restricts the air flow through the chimney flue. The restricted air flow causes creosote to accumulate even faster.
Creosote is hazardous in a number of various ways. It's toxic and hazardous for your health, and it puts your home in danger of fires.
Creosote build up causes diminished airflow and this can permit carbon monoxide gas to build up inside your home while a fire is burning. Carbon monoxide gas is an odorless and also colorless gas which can trigger flu-like symptoms, and can even result in death.
Besides the carbon monoxide gas accumulation, creosote itself is poisonous. It could trigger inflamed skin and eyes, respiratory troubles, and is carcinogenic (cancer creating).
The most hazardous feature of creosote is that it is extremely combustible. It's the most usual cause of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to stand up to a high level of heat, the intensity of a chimney fire can swiftly exceed this level.
Getting a chimney sweep carried out is the best and also most reliable method to eliminate creosote. Our qualified chimney service companies take terrific care of your chimney as well as your residence. We suggest that you get your chimney cleaned and examined at least once a year in order to prevent fires and poisonous build up.
Exactly how often a chimney should be cleaned depends of just how frequently you use it and also what materials you burn inside. Gas burning fireplaces must be examined every year. Although they burn cleaner, dampness, particles, fractures and other problems can develop which can allow carbon monoxide gas to get into the home.
Oil burning flues need to be cleaned yearly to keep residue from building up.
Due to the fact that wood burning fire places and stoves develop more residue and creosote, they should be swept more often. A good general rule is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned inside.